Catalogues

Many library catalogues are available on the Internet. Searching other library catalogues can be a useful way of finding out what books have been published on a particular subject outside the holdings of your local library. They can also be used to check bibliographical references.

Healthcare Library catalogue

The link above now takes you to the new library catalogue, which is a shared system with other NHS libraries across the south and west. By default it will search the books held by us but display items at all locations, you can also choose to search all libraries. If we do not have a book that you require please email us and we will borrow it from the other library on your behalf.

You can renew your books online by using your reader number from your new SWIMS card, this will start with a U. No password or PIN required! If you do not have a new library card with a U number please go to the membership page and complete a registration/update form.

Please contact us if you are visiting to borrow a specific book; require a book that says BAU or cannot see all the books that you have when using the self-renewal feature.

Electronic books
A large collection of books related to mental health, primary and secondary care are available electronically. For a guide to finding and viewing electronic books, see the Leaflet and Guides section of the Healthcare Library website.

British Library
The British Library holds a wealth of international books, journals, conference papers, reports, etc. It is possible to look at the holdings of the British Library, by connecting to their web site. http://catalogue.bl.uk/F/?func=file&file_name=login-bl-list

Items can be requested from the British Library via the Healthcare Library at no cost to you.

COPAC
COPAC provides free access to the merged online catalogues of over 20 of the largest research libraries in the UK and Ireland.

SUNCAT
The Serials UNion CATalogue for the UK research community is freely available.

SUNCAT is now the most comprehensive source of information about the location of serials held in libraries throughout the UK. SUNCAT currently contains records from nearly 50 UK libraries, the CONSER database and the ISSN Register. Contributing libraries include the British Library, the National Libraries of Scotland and Wales, some of the largest Higher Education institutions across the UK and an increasing number of specialist and public libraries.

Library of Congress
The Library of Congress catalogue is useful for locating details of material published in the United States. The Healthcare Library is unable to obtain items listed in this catalogue.